Ohio judge temporally blocks abortion ban in state; Local clinic reopens doors starting next week

KETTERING — The Women's Med Center in Kettering will begin medical and surgical abortions starting next week.Earlier this week, a court order tempo...

September 16, 2022
3:16 PM

KETTERING — The Women's Med Center in Kettering will begin medical and surgical abortions starting next week.Earlier this week, a court order temporarily blocked Ohio's abortion ban, allowing the center to reopen.ACLU Ohio is representing the center and other abortion providers in Ohio, and last week the union filed a temporary restraining order in Hamilton County. The judge approved the request and ruled that in Ohio, abortions can continue after doctors detect a fetal heartbeat until September 28.

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